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brian todd is live in roswell, new mexico. wow. that's pretty cool. he was supposed to try it today, but didn't happen because of the weather. what's the plan? >> suzanne, the plan is for them to launch this mission very early tomorrow morning. probably about 8:30 eastern time is when the balloon and the capsule will go up. that's going to take about three hours to ascend and then by about 11:30 eastern time he is slated to basically step out of that capsule and do his jump. 120,000 feet above sea level, and that will set a freefall record. he is going to be actually freefalling roughly 115,000 feet. in the process of doing that, suzanne, he is also going to break a speed record. no one has gone above the speed of sound outside of a capsule. outside of a vehicle. is he iffing to be doing it with just a high pressure suit, a helmet, and a parachute. that is the plan for tomorrow. hopefully 24 hours from now we will be celebrating a successful mission with a healthy and intact felix baumgartner on the ground. they did have to delay it for a day because
brian todd is live in roswell, new mexico. wow. that's pretty cool. he was supposed to try it today, but didn't happen because of the weather. what's the plan? >> suzanne, the plan is for them to launch this mission very early tomorrow morning. probably about 8:30 eastern time is when the balloon and the capsule will go up. that's going to take about three hours to ascend and then by about 11:30 eastern time he is slated to basically step out of that capsule and do his jump. 120,000 feet...
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chuck todd is with us from the spin room and he's been talking to the democratic side about what their take is on tonight. we've heard a little bit of it on the air and a little more from howard fineman, chuck who are you hearing? >> very similar. i can tell you they're not being -- they're trying to sugar coat it a little publicly. what do you expect them to do -- that's what a spin room is for but they know they lost and you can hear it in david's voice because he sits there and says -- but long term, when we have a conversation with votersbility mitt romney saying he's not going to raise a single tax to deal with the deficit that he's going to double down on the voucher program with medicare, these will be arguments we win in the long term and he emphasized that term, "long term." sort of the tacid admission. i think they expected the president to do a little better. they told a lot of us he wasn't going to make the mistake president bush made in 2004. i femt like i saw a rerun of bush/kerry, 2004. we had the challenge geared up knowing how to have a good night and had a good night
chuck todd is with us from the spin room and he's been talking to the democratic side about what their take is on tonight. we've heard a little bit of it on the air and a little more from howard fineman, chuck who are you hearing? >> very similar. i can tell you they're not being -- they're trying to sugar coat it a little publicly. what do you expect them to do -- that's what a spin room is for but they know they lost and you can hear it in david's voice because he sits there and says --...
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particular want to mention that on monday, october 15 will be presenting nbc political director chuck todd at the campus center and there's still time to sign up for that event. and of course for the others. some of you may not realize that you are actually attending a session of a course. the course is called political campaigning. that has been taught at the eagleton institute of policy for more than two decades. it has always been taught by a bipartisan team of political practitioners in collaboration with a scholar for political scientists. it of course is a perfect example of what the institute itself is aimed at. we aimed for more than half a century from now at enriching the study of policies by linking it to the world of political practice, connecting students of people whose everyday lives and work revolves around politics, government and policymaking. and what a year it is for politics. i don't think any to tell you that. and as an election-year come and there's the usual interest in the candidate and an important issues facing the country. but now, and additional focus on the po
particular want to mention that on monday, october 15 will be presenting nbc political director chuck todd at the campus center and there's still time to sign up for that event. and of course for the others. some of you may not realize that you are actually attending a session of a course. the course is called political campaigning. that has been taught at the eagleton institute of policy for more than two decades. it has always been taught by a bipartisan team of political practitioners in...
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i have tons of energy and no morning sickness. >> reporter: in 2010, more than 1,400 babies were born to gestational surrogates, almost double the number from 2004. >> we've gotten so much better at in vitro fertilization technology. therefore this becomes more of a successful reality. >> reporter: it is increasingly becoming a family affair. this past august, 53-year-old cindy gave birth to her own granddaughter. she volunteered to carry the baby after her daughter emily was diagnosed with cervical cancer and had a hysterectomy. >> the thought of emily and mike not being able to have children and sort of chair that piece of their lives with someone just broke my heart. >> the baby conceived through ivf using emily and her husband's genetic material made their dream of starting a family come true. >> the lack of sleep, which is -- which we knew was coming, we couldn't be happier. >> reporter: even sisters are helping each other out. when tonya radcliffe learned she could conceive a baby but not carry one, her two sisters offered to help, each one willing to be impregnated with her and
i have tons of energy and no morning sickness. >> reporter: in 2010, more than 1,400 babies were born to gestational surrogates, almost double the number from 2004. >> we've gotten so much better at in vitro fertilization technology. therefore this becomes more of a successful reality. >> reporter: it is increasingly becoming a family affair. this past august, 53-year-old cindy gave birth to her own granddaughter. she volunteered to carry the baby after her daughter emily was...
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that week the median age was about 22 years old. you might also guess they weren't american. facebook estimates 4 out of every 5 monthly active users live outside the u.s. and canada with many users logging on from brazil, india, indonesia and mexico. >> clearly, the audience for facebook that continue to grow is going to be global. >> reporter: today, facebook is posting its first ad ever online translated in 15 different languages. >> these are things people use to get together so they can open up and connect. >> reporter: to date, facebook users have liked something 1.18 trillion times. checked in somewhere 17 billion times, and shared an astonishing 219 billion photos. but they've also connected in ways few could have predicted. >> a facebook page set up to support whitney has gotten thousands of likes with its stop bullying message. >> i posted that photo on facebook, my kid looks really sick. within the first hour, three friends telling me to go to the hospital, it could be kawasaki disease. >> countless other stories untold. 1 billion users and growing. what's not to l
that week the median age was about 22 years old. you might also guess they weren't american. facebook estimates 4 out of every 5 monthly active users live outside the u.s. and canada with many users logging on from brazil, india, indonesia and mexico. >> clearly, the audience for facebook that continue to grow is going to be global. >> reporter: today, facebook is posting its first ad ever online translated in 15 different languages. >> these are things people use to get...
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chuck todd is the white house political director and chief white house correspondent outside the university of denver. chuck, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. first of three 90-minute debates, one-on-one between president obama and mitt romney, and it comes at a critical time. for romney it's about turning the page on a rough september, and for the president it's a chance to shut off romney's last path to victory. president obama took a break from tuesday's debate prep in nevada visiting the hoover dam. >> it's spectacular, and i've never seen it before. >> reporter: meanwhile in denver, mitt romney's break time from debate prep was lunch at the tex-mex chain restaurant chipotle joined by ohio senator rob portman who is playing mr. obama in romney's mock debate sessions. with the two candidates off the trail tuesday, their number two men picked up the slack. campaigning in north carolina vice president biden drew some attention with these comments, discussing the gop ticket's tax plan. >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class that's been buried the
chuck todd is the white house political director and chief white house correspondent outside the university of denver. chuck, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. first of three 90-minute debates, one-on-one between president obama and mitt romney, and it comes at a critical time. for romney it's about turning the page on a rough september, and for the president it's a chance to shut off romney's last path to victory. president obama took a break from tuesday's debate...